BVA9500169 
DOCKET NO.  93-04 713     )       DATE
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On appeal from the decision of the
Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) Regional Office in Lincoln,
Nebraska

THE ISSUES

1.  Entitlement to service connection for the claimed residuals
of exposure to nerve agent pills.

2.  Entitlement to service connection for the claimed residuals
of exposure to anti-malarial pills.

REPRESENTATION

Appellant represented by: The American Legion

ATTORNEY FOR THE BOARD

Sabrina M. Tilley, Counsel

REMAND

The veteran served on active duty from February 1987 to February
1992.

The veteran has expressed the belief that he is experiencing
physical problems due to his participation in the Persian Gulf
War.  Specifically, he contends that he developed some type of
disorder due to taking anti-malarial and nerve agent pills that
were administered by the military in Saudi Arabia.  The veteran
contends that he has experienced diarrhea, vomiting, chills, head
and chest congestion and a sore throat since that time.  He
argues that he has contracted some type of syndrome common to
veterans of the Persian Gulf War.  In light of recent legislation
and proposed regulatory changes, the Board finds that additional
development is in order to evaluate the veteran's claim.
Accordingly, the case is REMANDED to the RO for the following
actions:

1.  The RO should take all appropriate
action to afford the veteran an opportunity
to submit any additional reports of medical
treatment or medical opinions that are
pertinent to his claim.  All evidence
obtained should be associated with the
veteran's claims folder.

2.  The veteran should be afforded a
medical examination under the direction of
VA in order to determine the current nature
and likely etiology of his various
complaints.  All indicated special studies
and tests should be accomplished.  The
examiner is requested to review the entire
claims file and to offer an opinion as to
the medical probability that the veteran
currently has chronic disability that is
related to his service in the Persian Gulf
War.  The clinical basis for the medical
opinion should be set forth in detail.

3.  The RO is requested to review the
veteran's claims in light of the additional
development and law and regulations.

Upon completion of the above, the veteran and his representative
should be provided with a supplemental statement of the case.
After he and his representative have been given a reasonable
opportunity to respond, the case file should be returned to the
Board for further appellate review, if necessary.  The purpose of
this REMAND is to procure clarifying data and to comply with
governing adjudicative procedures.  The Board intimates no
opinion, either legal or factual, as to the ultimate disposition
of this appeal.

          STEPHEN L. WILKINS
          Member, Board of Veterans' Appeals

The Board of Veterans' Appeals Administrative Procedures
Improvement Act, Pub. L. No. 103-271, § 6, 108 Stat. 740, ___
(1994), permits a proceeding instituted before the Board to be
assigned to an individual member of the Board for a
determination.  This proceeding has been assigned to an
individual member of the Board.

Under 38 U.S.C.A. § 7252 (West 1991), only a decision of the
Board of Veterans' Appeals is appealable to the United States
Court of Veterans Appeals.  This remand is in the nature of a
preliminary order and does not constitute a decision of the Board
on the merits of your appeal.  38 C.F.R. § 20.1100(b) (1993).